Range Resources vs SM Energy
RRC and SM side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RRC and SM compare
Range Resources is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as SM Energy ($12.8B against $9.6B).
On earnings, SM Energy is cheaper: it trades at 7.9× trailing earnings, against 15.1× for Range Resources.
SM Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (75.4% versus 23.2% for Range Resources).
Range Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 25.0% compared with 18.2% at SM Energy.
Both pay dividends: Range Resources yields 0.71% and SM Energy 2.1%.
SM Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for Range Resources), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RRC | SM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.8B | $9.6B |
| Share price | $54.63 | $40.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 56.1% | 95.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 127% | 9.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.76 | 0.92 |
| Employees | 564 | 1,241 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 15.1× | 7.9× (better) |
| P/S | 3.7× | 1.7× (better) |
| P/B | 2.7× | 1.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 5.5× |
| Fair value | $46.91 | $45.25 |
| Margin of safety | −16.5% | 10.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 23.2% | 75.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.6% | 22.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 79.2% (better) | 23.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 81.9% (better) | −27.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 93.9% (better) | 74.2% |
| Operating margin | – | 29.6% |
| Net margin | 25.0% (better) | 18.2% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% (better) | 16.1% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 21.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | – | 5.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.65 (better) | 0.62 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.03 (better) | 1.31 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.71% | 2.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 10.5% | 18.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 109% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.71% | 2.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 96.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 0.90% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$4.2M | −$1.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.3% | 5.9% |
Go deeper
- RRC stock overview
- RRC income statement
- RRC valuation and score
- SM stock overview
- SM income statement
- SM valuation and score
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